The eastern corridor of the China-Europe Railway Express network has registered over 27 million tons of imported volume, with a total of 2,669 inbound trains operated as of Saturday.
Freight types mainly include iron ore powder, fertilizers, sheet materials, cosmetics, auto parts, and others.
The China-Europe Freight Train service has three main corridors -- the western corridor, the eastern corridor and the middle corridor.
The eastern corridor, encompassing the rail ports of Manzhouli in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Suifenhe, and Tongjiang of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, has expanded to 27 operational routes.
Eastern corridor of China-Europe Freight Train service handles 27 million tons of imported goods
Eastern corridor of China-Europe Freight Train service handles 27 million tons of imported goods
Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with the European Parliament's delegation for relations with China led by chair Engin Eroglu in Beijing on Wednesday.
Li, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China is willing to work with the European Union (EU) to strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and pursue mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.
He said China stands ready to join hands with the EU to address global challenges, promote exchanges and cooperation among legislative bodies, effectively utilize communication mechanisms, and advance the sound and stable development of China-EU relations.
Eroglu said the EU stands ready to work with China to contribute to the development of EU-China relations.
Senior Chinese legislator meets European Parliament delegation
